{"id":2330,"date":"2013-11-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gridalt.wpenginepowered.com\/the-current\/solar-equity-bill-becomes-law\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:02:46","slug":"solar-equity-bill-becomes-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live-grid-wp.pantheonsite.io\/es\/the-current\/solar-equity-bill-becomes-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Equity Bill Becomes Law!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of low-income families across California are now assured access to money-saving solar technology and clean energy jobs training in the coming years, with the Governor\u0092s signature on The Equitable Access to Solar Energy Bill (AB217). The new law, signed on October 8, extends California\u0092s groundbreaking low-income solar programs to the year 2021, achieving similar installation targets with only half the current budget.<\/p>\n<p>\u0093Today, the Governor affirmed the idea that investing in solar in low-income communities can have a positive multiplier effect in green energy, lower bills, and job training,\u0094 said Assembly Member Steven Bradford, co-author of AB 217. \u0093I appreciate Governor Brown\u0092s ongoing support for this common sense measure.\u0094<\/p>\n<p>The two programs, the <a href=\"\/es\/sash\/\">Single-Family Affordable Solar Homes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpuc.ca.gov\/industries-and-topics\/electrical-energy\/demand-side-management\/california-solar-initiative\/csi-multifamily-affordable-solar-housing-program\" target=\"_blank\">Multi-Family Affordable Solar Housing<\/a> Programs (SASH and MASH), offer solar rebates for families who meet strict income requirements and live in affordable housing, while creating solar job training opportunities in the fast-growing industry. The first of their kind in the nation, the programs began in 2009 through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpuc.ca.gov\/industries-and-topics\/electrical-energy\/demand-side-management\/california-solar-initiative\" target=\"_blank\">California Solar Initiative<\/a> and were originally slated to sunset in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>GRID Alternatives, which administers the SASH program on behalf of the California Public Utilities Commission, sponsored the bill. GRID has installed solar electric systems for over 3,000 low-income families throughout California through SASH and has incorporated hands-on job training and volunteerism into every project.<\/p>\n<p>\u0093These programs have produced significant monthly energy cost-savings that families can use to put food on the table, pay medical expenses, or send their kids to college,\u0094 said Erica Mackie, GRID CEO and co-founder.<\/p>\n<p>\u0093The Governor\u0092s signature means that families across California will continue to see the benefits of low-cost clean energy, and we\u0092ll be able to provide even more workers with the hands-on experience and networking opportunities they need to get hired in the growing solar industry.\u0094<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Governor&#8217;s signature on the Equitable Access to Solar Energy Bill (AB217) means continued access to solar for struggling California families.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2331,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[],"audience":[],"content-type":[12],"focus-area":[22,75],"region":[],"series":[],"content-author":[],"class_list":["post-2330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-policy-advocacy","content-type-news","focus-area-policy","focus-area-policy-advocacy"],"acf":{"hero_media_type":"image","hero_media_image":null,"hero_media_url":"","hero_media_poster":null,"hero_video_play":"inline","related_stories":null,"pattern_override":null,"story_callouts":null,"media":null,"featured_blog_post":null,"featured_event":null,"pdf_download":null,"blockquote":null,"author":null,"notice":null,"social_embed":null,"contact_card":null,"meta_details":null,"faq":null,"table":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Solar Equity Bill Becomes Law! 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